These invasive species cost the world $423 billion a year

Name: These invasive species cost the world $423 billion a year
Uploaded: 2023-09-11T12:12:18Z
Duration: 1 min 55 s
Description: IPBES has released a decade-spanning report on alien species. It says 3,500 invasive species cost the economy $423 billion a year. Alien species often kill or outcompete native species. Playing a role in 60% of extinctions since 1970. They’re often moved around by human activity and global warming is about to make the problem ‘much much worse’, says the IPBES.

IPBES has released a decade-spanning report on alien species. It says 3,500 invasive species cost the economy $423 billion a year. Alien species often kill or outcompete native species. Playing a role in 60% of extinctions since 1970. They’re often moved around by human activity and global warming is about to make the problem ‘much much worse’, says the IPBES.

These invasive species cost the world $423 billion a year

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